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Friday, April 20, 2012

My favorite nighttime routine?

Reading a great book that often leads to me staying up later than I should.

It's the best.

Unfortunately, the books I've had my heart set on reading next are on hold behind a fatty line of requests at the library. So, it's looking like it may be a little while before I can get my hands on my planned-out reads.

...and I'm going crazy!

I need my nightly reads. Yes, we own tons of books(seriously, it's ridiculous), and I could easily just pick up one of those again, but I'm craving some new literature in my life.

I even went as far as to search out a list online of top recommended YA novels

(they just really speak to me, ok?).

Wow, the list of condensed descriptions that came along with each recommended read was entertaining literature in itself. Each description either left me laughing or thoroughly depressed.

A few prime examples:

Dowd, Siobhan.Solace of the Road.Holly Hogan had had enough. She dons a blonde wig, hits the road, and becomes Solace, a street smart, tough teen ready to take on the world.

Williams-Garcia, Rita.Jumped.When Trina unknowingly insults Dominique in the hallway, she’s in danger of being jumped after school. Leticia could warn her, but she’s reluctant to get involved.

Davies, Jacqueline.Lost.Essie, 16, sews all day for pennies at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory to help feed her fatherless family and now to forget her little sister's death. Then the fire happens.

Hernandez, David.No More Us for You.Carlos has a cheating girlfriend, a mystery man urinating on the floor at work, and a friend in a coma. Can Isabel—still grieving her dead boyfriend—help him cope?

Need I go on? Cause I totally could. And I kind of want to...

But I will restrain myself (for now)

Ok, back to the point of this post. I need your help. I know I always ask for your help, but it's only because you never let me down.

I just finished The Fault In Our Stars and I can't remember the last time I laughed and cried so hard. So good. Yes, some of the characters have cancer. Don't let it deter you - it's not a book about having cancer. This book seriously BLEW MY MIND. It was so, so funny and poignant and sarcastic and perfect.

I'm reading Kate Morton's The House at Riverton and it's good so far. Also on my list, Going Bovine by Libba Bray.

1. join goodreads.com2. enter what you have read 3. they'll give you recommendations4. you can see what your best and closest friend is reading that may be of interest to you (like the kane chronicles or infernal devices series or ...)